how to drag heavy items uphill,out of ditches,etc.

**Area67** · 12-06-2011, 05:43 PM

I was an animal in my prime, I'm 6'6" 250, used to be 275 in my 30's. My partner and I had chain and boomer "walking the dog" down to an art, one line was always in motion while the partner reset the chain on the other. We took trucks out of ravines,flipped cars over for a "roof slide" (that really speeds things up), and wrangled farm junk that just would not slide. I put a few bucks into a decent Amish style come-along and always check chains for damage. I still have that stuff after 15 plus years of use> I am not opposed to winches, they just don't cut it in tough extractions unless it is PTO driven. Many farm and ranch recoveries involve ravines and ditches due to previous rip-rap needs. Poor man has poor ways.....

**gustavus** · 12-06-2011, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Area67

I was an animal in my prime, I'm 6'6" 250, used to be 275 in my 30's. My partner and I had chain and boomer "walking the dog" down to an art, one line was always in motion while the partner reset the chain on the other. We took trucks out of ravines,flipped cars over for a "roof slide" (that really speeds things up), and wrangled farm junk that just would not slide. I put a few bucks into a decent Amish style come-along and always check chains for damage. I still have that stuff after 15 plus years of use> I am not opposed to winches, they just don't cut it in tough extractions unless it is PTO driven. Many farm and ranch recoveries involve ravines and ditches due to previous rip-rap needs. Poor man has poor ways.....

I'm 62 years old, 5' 10" 210 lbs which is the heaviest I've ever been. The last time at the landfill lifted a Chevy 350 small block onto my 3/4 ton, mind you there was no transmission on it. The heaviest roll of copper I ever carried for any distance weighed 380 lbs, I needed help to get it onto my shoulders. The walk was all up hill mid summer and blazing hot.

The reason I know how much that roll weighed is because the cops were waiting at the top of the trail. I was in my 20's, I've since been forcefully rehabilitated.

I'm also the worlds biggest story teller and known to lie and exaggerate about my tales from time to time.

How many of you can lift a washing machine onto your truck or trailer with out any assistance. Sometime when I have one I will do a short video showing how easy it can be done and yes I can also bring the suckers up from a basement with some tricks I've earned over the years.

**David** · 12-06-2011, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by gustavus

I'm also the worlds biggest story teller and known to lie and exaggerate about my tales from time to time.

How many of you can lift a washing machine onto your truck or trailer with out any assistance.

I sure couldn't *lift* it onto the truck. Just lean it up and push. And as far as telling tales goes, well...

**gustavus** · 12-06-2011, 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by David

I sure couldn't *lift* it onto the truck. Just lean it up and push. And as far as telling tales goes, well...

No this would be washing machine that you sold and had to deliver so it could not get beat up. You have to offload it with out damage by yourself no dolly.

**Area67** · 12-06-2011, 06:40 PM

Good word!! 380 lbs!! that is way more than I ever did solo. I did a cast iron pipe that weighed #270, I got it vertical,found the center,tip and lift! Walked it about 100 foot out of a ravine. Used to lift automatic transmissions on my shoulder and walk them out. The heaviest I ever dead lifted was a fully dressed Ford Y block 292 onto a flat bed with my partner..about 700lbs, that was scary. There are some very important tricks to loading heavy stuff without getting hurt. Fridges go heavy end up, then tip into the bed,washers..tip at a 45 degree angle,lean it on the tailgate and grab the "V" at the ground and get 'er in there,dryers? pick up and slam them around to get treasure and expel any "demons" that have been eating socks while in service! From my experience men under 6" can lift far heavier objects and the lifting prime comes in midlife (Russian weight lifting champs are often ex-farmers in their 40's). A desk job and my ladies cookin' would have killed me long ago..

**David** · 12-07-2011, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by gustavus

No this would be washing machine that you sold and had to deliver so it could not get beat up. You have to offload it with out damage by yourself no dolly.

Probably could not do that solo ha ha. But I would very much love to see a video of how you would do that.

Originally Posted by Area67

The heaviest I ever dead lifted was a fully dressed Ford Y block 292 onto a flat bed with my partner..about 700lbs, that was scary.

That's insanity! My legs would snap like a twig ha ha